List of Works > Wild Cursive's Program notes 狂 草
The motif of this piece comes from cursive calligraphy of the renowned Chinese calligrapher, Huai Su. His forceful and flowing "wild cursive" calligraphy style is said to be inspired by the dagger dancing of Lady Gongsun.
As how Huai Su found his calligraphic idea from the Lady Gongsun's dagger dancing, the composer searches inspiration from Huai Su's powerful calligraphy. This relatively abstract piece is inspired by Huai Su's wild cursive calligraphy, but not merely imitating. The composer hopes the audience will not try to find a clear melody line in the piece, just as it is not necessary to identify the exact words in wild cursive calligraphy.
This piece is after Wild Cursive for Zhongruan, Chinese String trio (Gaohu, Erhu and Zhonghu)
我这一首曲，《狂草》的动机来自于中国历史上杰出的书法家，怀素的狂草书法。怀素的狂草用笔圆劲有力，使转如环，奔放流畅，据说是看了公孙剑器舞后，大受启发。怀素能在他观看公孙大娘的舞剑中颖悟笔法，我也企图在怀素的狂草笔下气势磅礴中取得创作灵感。《狂草》是一首较抽象表现的乐曲，随有感于怀素的狂草书法但不意谓单纯模仿。希望听者不要在《狂草》的音乐里寻找清晰的“旋律线条”，有如在欣赏狂草书法时不必要认清写的是什么“字”
As how Huai Su found his calligraphic idea from the Lady Gongsun's dagger dancing, the composer searches inspiration from Huai Su's powerful calligraphy. This relatively abstract piece is inspired by Huai Su's wild cursive calligraphy, but not merely imitating. The composer hopes the audience will not try to find a clear melody line in the piece, just as it is not necessary to identify the exact words in wild cursive calligraphy.
This piece is after Wild Cursive for Zhongruan, Chinese String trio (Gaohu, Erhu and Zhonghu)
我这一首曲，《狂草》的动机来自于中国历史上杰出的书法家，怀素的狂草书法。怀素的狂草用笔圆劲有力，使转如环，奔放流畅，据说是看了公孙剑器舞后，大受启发。怀素能在他观看公孙大娘的舞剑中颖悟笔法，我也企图在怀素的狂草笔下气势磅礴中取得创作灵感。《狂草》是一首较抽象表现的乐曲，随有感于怀素的狂草书法但不意谓单纯模仿。希望听者不要在《狂草》的音乐里寻找清晰的“旋律线条”，有如在欣赏狂草书法时不必要认清写的是什么“字”
